Spectre@lemmy.ml to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 days agoSurvey: Nearly two-thirds of young Americans support socialismwww.campusreform.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: socialism@lemmygrad.mlsocialism@lemmy.mlcommunism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkSurvey: Nearly two-thirds of young Americans support socialismwww.campusreform.orgSpectre@lemmy.ml to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: socialism@lemmygrad.mlsocialism@lemmy.mlcommunism@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squareAwoo [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 days agoIn the UK a similar survey to this was taken a few years ago but it included the pairing with gauging how people define it: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/new-poll-finds-strong-support-socialism-uk 29% of 18-34s support Communism 53% of 18-34s support Socialism 39% of all people in the UK surveyed (all age groups) also defined Socialism correctly
minus-squaresexywheat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 days ago“Worryingly, young people in the uk also have the highest support for communism” Lol. Lmao.
minus-squareChana [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoI think having a multiple choice option biases it a bit.
In the UK a similar survey to this was taken a few years ago but it included the pairing with gauging how people define it:
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/new-poll-finds-strong-support-socialism-uk
29% of 18-34s support Communism
53% of 18-34s support Socialism
39% of all people in the UK surveyed (all age groups) also defined Socialism correctly
“Worryingly, young people in the uk also have the highest support for communism”
Lol. Lmao.
I think having a multiple choice option biases it a bit.